Become an Investor in People by applying the standard’s framework and undertaking an IIP assessment

Australian organisations recognise that they need to continuously improve their people skills, productivity and innovation to realise profitable growth ambitions and differentiation in an increasingly competitive and rapidly changing economy.

The Investors in People (IIP) framework is the logical business improvement tool to help an organisation of any size and in any sector step up.  Since its launch in the UK, IIP Standard has become the UK’s premier business improvement tool because it is proven to deliver performance enhancements through people even in times of change. It is now used successfully by over 50,000 organisations worldwide and in 19 different languages including in Australia by public, private and not-for-profit sector organisations and small business.

The IIP Standard is a business improvement tool designed to advance an organisation's performance through its employees. A national quality standard, Investors in People sets a level of good practice for improving a company's productivity by maximising the potential of its people.

The IIP Standard provides a framework to ensure that your employees can reach their true potential. This is made up of three underlying key principles - each in turn supported by indicators of good practice. On the way to becoming an Investor in People, your organisation will be measured against these indicators.

The success of the IIP Standard can be attributed to the fact that it delivers the results and outcomes that support any successful organisation. By comparison, most other business improvement standards are process based and document driven and as such pay little heed to the results and outcomes that these deliver. 

These IIP indicators specify the good practice performance criteria to be achieved. All must be in place to satisfy an assessor that an organisation meets the Standard in full. However, the benefits start to accrue even before the Standard has been achieved with an independent external review of existing organisational practice. Investors in People is unique in a number of ways, not least the review process itself, which relies on comprehensive interviews with employees across the organisation to confirm the outcomes of practice and policy, often with surprising results.

Achieving the Standard and being recognised as an 'Investor in People' organisation involves a number of steps:

  • Understanding the requirements of the Standard and its strategic implications for your organization
  • Undertaking an organisational review against the criteria of the Standard to identify any gaps in current practice
  • Making the commitment to meet the Standard
  • Planning and taking action to bring about change
  • Bringing together the evidence for assessment against the Standard
  • Achievement or recognition as an Investor in People
  • Working to keep the culture of continuous improvement alive

Becoming an Investor in People is no easy option - but it is a powerful one.


For further details about how IIP can help increase the performance and competitiveness of your business, please contact us for a free consultation.

Equilibrium Worklife Solutions can also:

  1. Arrange an IIP Assessment using the Investors in People Standard
  2. Act as an organisational development advisor applying the Investors in People principles and framework as a common thread for your organisation’s continuous improvement

For more information about Investors in People follow these links.

www.investorsinpeopleaustralia.com and www.investorsinpeople.co.uk